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Exodus 5:12

“So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

פּוּץpûwts · poots
H6327 · Hebrew

Definition: to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יָּ֥פֶץ — verb Hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vhw3ms
Usage: Occurs 68 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 10:18 Genesis 11:4 Genesis 11:8 Genesis 11:9 Genesis 49:7

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read פּוּץ here.

Verse 11 Verse 13

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.